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Edinburgh has a population of around half a million souls. It is the home of the Scottish parliament, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and the world's largest annual arts festival, the Edinburgh Festival.
Edinburgh has a population of around half a million souls. It is the home of the Scottish parliament, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and the world's largest annual arts festival, the Edinburgh Festival.
=== The City and Its People ===
The city is also a centre of banking, commerce, education, and food processing. Natives of Edinburgh are called 'Edinburgers' but are colloquially known as 'Fuds' to fellow Scots. The unofficial motto of the city is "You'll have had your tea" which is a rejoinder to the unofficial motto of its great rival [[Glasgow]] - "Yer tea's oot".
The city is also a centre of banking, commerce, education, and food processing. Natives of Edinburgh are called 'Edinburgers' but are colloquially known as 'Fuds' to fellow Scots. The unofficial motto of the city is "You'll have had your tea" which is a rejoinder to the unofficial motto of its great rival [[Glasgow]] - "Yer tea's oot".
=== Sport ===
Edinburgh has two football clubs; Hibernian FC (nickname: the Hibees) and Heart of Midlothian FC (nickname: the Jambos). Both play in the Scottish Premier League. The famous author Sir Walter Scott wrote a novel "The Heart of Midlothian" based around the early days of the club and its founder Vladimir Romanov, an exile from Tsarist Russia and friend of the author [[Alexander Pushkin]].
Edinburgh has two football clubs; Hibernian FC (nickname: the Hibees) and Heart of Midlothian FC (nickname: the Jambos). Both play in the Scottish Premier League. The famous author Sir Walter Scott wrote a novel "The Heart of Midlothian" based around the early days of the club and its founder Vladimir Romanov, an exile from Tsarist Russia and friend of the author [[Alexander Pushkin]].
Famous natives of Edinburgh:
=== Famous natives of Edinburgh ===
*Sean Connery (actor)
*Sean Connery (actor)
*Irvine Welsh (author)
*Irvine Welsh (author)